Knollwood Golf and Country Club was
founded in 1970 by Jack Harris, one of the
most respected golf course
superintendents in Canadian history.

After
serving as superintendent for 12 years at
St. Georges Golf Club in Toronto – where
he held the 1949 Canadian Open – Jack
moved to Ancaster years later and took
over the most coveted of all
superintendent positions at the venerable
Hamilton Golf and Country Club where he
remained for 17 years.

In 1968 Jack and
his wife Hazel purchased a 50-acre farm
on Shaver Road in Ancaster and began to
work a 9-hole layout onto the property.
With his sons Jim and John he planted
thousands of trees, and there amidst the
natural beauty of the land, he laid out a
course of memorably distinct golf holes.

In
1970, The Old Course at Knollwood
opened for play and over the years grew
to become an 18 hole experience in a
style respecting the heritage of Ontario`s
historic courses.